Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course